Juvenile wounded by police during foot chase on Far South Side

June 13, 2008

FAR SOUTH SIDE — A Chicago police officer shot and wounded a juvenile who allegedly pointed a gun at the officer during a foot chase in the Riverdale neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side late Wednesday, police said.

The shooting occurred around 10:45 p.m. in the 13000 block of South Drexel Avenue, according to police.

Calumet District officers responding to a call of a person with a gun observed several males on Drexel, police said. One of the males fled and during a chase pulled a gun and pointed it at the officers. "In fear of his life, the officer fired his weapon and strikes the offender," police said.

The wounded juvenile was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said Cmdr. Will Knight, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.